Welcome to the 2020 #KingPrideAwards. Here you will find the nominations for the 2020 awards as well as the winners once they are announced.
AWARD WINNERS
SUSIE TOOMEY FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Macarena Martin Mayor was selected the Susie Toomey Female Athlete of the Year following a spectacular career in the pool and classroom.
AL NIDA MALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Jordan Floyd was selected Ron Lenz D2CCA National Player of the Year, Conference Carolinas Male Athlete and Player of the Year after leading NCAA Division II in scoring at 31.9 points per game.
TEAM ACADEMIC AWARD
The Tornado women's golf team is selected for the Team Academic Award.
SENIOR ACADEMIC ATHLETE
Tristyn Lozano of the women's volleyball program is selected for the Senior Academic Athlete Award.
GAME OF THE YEAR
The Tornado men's basketball team came away with a 106-102 double overtime win at Erskine, helping King win their four Conference Carolinas regular season title.
PLAY OF THE YEAR
The duo pass from Kharissa Norvell and Claire Guittard scored 9.200 out of a possible 9.400 and helped the Tornado acrobatics & tumbling team defeat #10 Limestone in their first meet of 2020.
FEMALE COMEBACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
In 2019, Cheyenne Sisenstein broke her ankle at the national championships and came back this year with a 20-1 record, finishing runner-up at the national championships to earn All-America honors for the second straight season. She earned 10 wins by pin and seven by technical fall.
MALE COMEBACK ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
A year after fracturing his foot, Jordan Floyd was selected Ron Lenz D2CCA National Player of the Year, Conference Carolinas Male Athlete and Player of the Year after leading NCAA Division II in scoring at 31.9 points per game.
ACADEMIC RECOGNITION
DIRECTOR'S CUP
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD
SPIRIT AWARD
FEMALE SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR
MALE SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR
SUPPORT STAFF OF THE YEAR
COACH OF THE YEAR
George Pitts led the Tornado to a 23-7 reocrd, including a 16-4 mark in Conference Carolinas play. King won their fourt Conference Carolinas regular season title under Pitts in what was his eighth 20-win season.
FEMALE TEAM OF THE YEAR
The women's wrestling team had 10 All-Americans and finished third at each the NWCA National Duals and the Cliff Keen WCWC National Championships.
MALE TEAM OF THE YEAR
The Tornado men's basketball team won the regular season Conference Carolinas title for the fourth time with a 16-4 league record, going 23-7 overall.
FEMALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Allison Petix of the women's wrestling team was an All-American, going 27-6 on the mat this year. In the classroom she is a double major in English and Psychology.
MALE SCHOLAR ATHLETE OF THE YEAR
Brown was selected second team All-Conference Carolinas and averaged 13.1 points per game in 2019-20. He majors in Business Marketing
FEMALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
In her first year on campus, Phoenix Dubose of the women's wrestling team was an All-American, finishing fourth at at the national championships and posted a 19-7 record.
MALE ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Jan Kuljak was a third team All-Conference Carolinas performer in the 1000 yard freestyle and set four school records in his first year on campus.